Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To give or allow the use of temporarily on the condition that the same or its equivalent will be returned.
- intransitive verb To provide (money) temporarily on condition that the amount borrowed be returned, usually with an interest fee.
- intransitive verb To make available for another's use.
- intransitive verb To contribute or impart.
- intransitive verb To make a loan.
- idiom (lend a hand) To be of assistance.
- idiom (lend (itself) to) To accommodate or offer itself to; be suitable for.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A loan: as, will you give me the lend of your spade?
- In a general sense, to give; grant.
- To give the use of without compensation; grant or give (anything) in expectation of a return of the same, or of the like in equal quantity or amount: as, to
lend a book, a loaf of bread, or a sum of money. - To give the use of for a consideration; let or grant for hire; yield up on condition of return of the same or an equivalent, and payment for its use: as, to
lend money on interest. - To give for a particular occasion or purpose; grant or yield temporarily or specifically; afford; accommodate (with or to): as, to
lend one's ear to an appeal; to lend assistance: often used reflexively: as, tolend one's self to a project. - To furnish, impart, or communicate; confer; add: as, “distance lends enchantment to the view.”
- To make a loan or loans.
- To land; arrive; dwell; stay; remain.
- noun A Middle English form of
land .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; ; -- opposed to
borrow . - transitive verb To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind.
- transitive verb To afford; to grant or furnish in general
- transitive verb To let for hire or compensation.
- transitive verb [Colloq.] to give assistance; to help.
- transitive verb to give attention.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The
lumbar region;loin . - noun (of a person or animal) The
loins ;flank ;buttocks . - verb transitive to allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- verb intransitive to make a
loan - verb reflexive to be
suitable orapplicable , tofit - verb proscribed to
borrow
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb give temporarily; let have for a limited time
- verb bestow a quality on
- verb have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Of course I'll lend a hand, Aunt Emily -- _lend_ one, but don't count upon anything more.
The Shield of Silence George [Illustrator] Loughridge
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"U.S. Fed to lend $85 bln to AIG, take 80 pct stake" [note the word * lend*] 10 minutes ago, -0 / +1It's because most diggers suffer from "selective reading syndrome"
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There are arguments for fractional reserve banking, but the notion that banks should be compensated by the public for lost interest on funds they do not lend is rather ridiculous.
Matthew Yglesias » Monetary Policy is Policy; The Fed is a Government Agency 2009
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In those regions, a lack of competition or incentive to lend is putting the brakes on growth.
Too Small to Fail David Weidner 2010
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Luckily some friends were there to get suckered in lend a hand.
Archive 2008-07-01 Zenmomma 2008
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Women with surplus land, suddenly frightened by the xifula threat and the LC's severity, assured one another that they would never again lend land to someone from outside.
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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The associations of the word lend it an emotion that makes it more exciting than plain goodness.
The Summing Up Maugham, W Somerset 1938
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5 Would someone else enjoy this as a long term lend while I'm away?
Julie Gray: Do You Own Stuff, or Does Stuff Own You? Julie Gray 2011
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5 Would someone else enjoy this as a long term lend while I'm away?
Julie Gray: Do You Own Stuff, or Does Stuff Own You? Julie Gray 2011
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And this tired CPO will be dragging his tuches into work from the ‘burbs past the homes of drowsing Montgomery County children who once again lend credence to the notion that they are constructed entirely of tissue paper.
frangarnes commented on the word lend
Prestar // lend ≈ loan; lend ≠ borrow // WordReference
October 19, 2007
pterodactyl commented on the word lend
This word seems to be dying out, in favor of "loan" (as a verb). This could be because "lend" is an irregular verb, or because people prefer to use the same word ("loan") as both the noun and the verb. Or, most likely, for both reasons.
I'm sad about this. I Iike the word "lend", and I'd hate to see its demise. Why should we make "loan" do double duty, when we already have a lovely little verb to do the job?
January 18, 2012
yarb commented on the word lend
The ngram data bears you out, ptero. I share your dejection; this is a such a pleasant, well-seeming word.
January 18, 2012